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College basketball 2021 conference tournament brackets, schedules, tickets punched

Loyola Chicago was one of the first teams to punch its ticket to the 2021 NCAA tournament. Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports

Which schools are in line to clinch automatic bids to the 2021 NCAA tournament? Stay tuned here for live updates of every conference tournament in men's college basketball, listed in order of when each ticket is scheduled to be punched. Links to every conference tournament bracket will be listed in this space as they become available. Thirty-one conferences in all will crown champions, starting with the Atlantic Sun on March 5 and concluding with the Atlantic 10, SEC, Patriot League, American and Big Ten on March 14, Selection Sunday. Click here for updated Bracketology and Bubble Watch analysis.


Atlantic Sun: Liberty Flames

Record: 22-5
Title-clincher: 77-64 over Stetson
Leading scorer: Darius McGhee (15.6 points per game)
Tournament history: 5th (first since 2019)

Ohio Valley: Morehead State Eagles

Record: 23-7
Title-clincher: 86-71 over Belmont
Leading scorer: Johni Broome (13.9 points per game)
Tournament history: 8th (first since 2011)

Big South: Winthrop Eagles

Record: 23-1
Title-clincher: 80-53 over Campbell
Leading scorer: Chandler Vaudrin (12.2 points per game)
Tournament history: 11th (first since 2017)

Missouri Valley: Loyola Chicago Ramblers

Record: 24-4
Title-clincher: 75-65 over Drake
Leading scorer: Cameron Krutwig (15.0 points per game)
Tournament history: 7th (first since 2018)

Sun Belt: Appalachian State Mountaineers

Record: 17-11
Title-clincher: 80-73 over Georgia State
Leading scorer: Adrian Delph (13.2 points per game)
Tournament history: 3rd (first since 2000)

Southern: UNC Greensboro Spartans

Record: 21-8
Title-clincher: 69-61 over Mercer
Leading scorer: Isaiah Miller (19.3 points per game)
Tournament history: 4th (first since 2018)

Horizon: Cleveland State Vikings

Record: 19-7
Title-clincher: 80-69 over Oakland
Leading scorer: Torrey Patton (14.6 points per game)
Tournament history: 3rd (first since 2009)

NEC: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers

Record: 12-10
Title-clincher: 73-68 over Bryant
Leading scorer: Damian Chong Qui (14.9 points per game)
Tournament history: 6th (first since 2017)

CAA: Drexel Dragons

Record: 12-7
Title-clincher: 63-56 over Elon
Leading scorer: Camren Wynter (17.3 points per game)
Tournament history: 5th (first since 1996)

Summit: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

Record: 16-10
Title-clincher: 75-72 over North Dakota State
Leading scorer: Max Abmas (24.3 points per game)
Tournament history: 6th (first since 2008)

WCC: Gonzaga Bulldogs

Record: 26-0
Title-clincher: 88-78 over BYU
Leading scorer: Corey Kispert (19.3 points per game)
Tournament history: 23rd (22nd consecutive)

America East: Hartford Hawks

Record: 15-8
Title-clincher: 64-50 over UMass Lowell
Leading scorer: Austin Williams (13.6 points per game)
Tournament history: 1st

MEAC: Norfolk State Spartans

Record: 16-7
Title-clincher: 71-63 over Morgan State
Leading scorer: Devante Carter (15.6 points per game)
Tournament history: 2nd (first since 2012)

MAAC: Iona Gaels

Record: 12-5
Title-clincher: 60-51 over Fairfield
Leading scorer: Isaiah Ross (18.8 points per game)
Tournament history: 15th (fifth consecutive)

Mountain West: San Diego State Aztecs

Record: 23-4
Title-clincher: 68-57 over Utah State
Leading scorer: Matt Mitchell (15.4 points per game)
Tournament history: 13th (first since 2018)

SWAC: Texas Southern Tigers

Record: 16-8
Title-clincher: 80-61 over Prairie View
Leading scorer: Michael Weathers (16.7 points per game)
Tournament history: 9th (first since 2018)

Big 12: Texas

Record: 19-7
Title-clincher: 91-86 over Oklahoma State
Leading scorer: Andrew Jones (14.7 points per game)
Tournament history: 35th (first since 2018)

Big East: Georgetown

Record: 13-12
Title-clincher: 73-48 over Creighton
Leading scorer: Jahvon Blair (15.7 points per game)
Tournament history: 31st (first since 2015)

MAC: Ohio Bobcats

Record: 16-7
Title-clincher: 84-69 over Buffalo
Leading scorer: Jason Preston (16.3 points per game)
Tournament history: 14th (first since 2012)

Big Sky: Eastern Washington Eagles

Record: 16-7
Title-clincher: 65-55 over Montana State
Leading scorer: Tanner Groves (16.5 points per game)
Tournament history: 3rd (first since 2015)

ACC: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Record: 17-8
Title-clincher: 80-75 over Florida State
Leading scorer: Moses Wright (17.5 points per game)
Tournament history: 17th (first since 2010)

Conference USA: North Texas Mean Green

Record: 17-9
Title-clincher: 61-57 (OT) over Western Kentucky
Leading scorer: Javion Hamlet (14.8 points per game)
Tournament history: 4th (1st since 2010)

Southland: Abilene Christian Wildcats

Record: 23-4
Title-clincher: 79-45 over Nicholls
Leading scorer: Kolton Kohl (12.5 points per game)
Tournament history: 2nd (second consecutive)

WAC: Grand Canyon Antelopes

Record: 17-6
Title-clincher: 74-56 over New Mexico State
Leading scorer: Asbjorn Midtgaard (12.5 points per game)
Tournament history: 1st

Pac-12: Oregon State Beavers

Record: 17-12
Title-clincher: 70-68 over Colorado
Leading scorer: Ethan Thompson (15.6 points per game)
Tournament history: 18th (first since 2016)

Big West: UCSB

Record: 22-4
Title-clincher: 79-63 over UC Irvine
Leading scorer: JaQuori McLaughlin (15.9 points per game)
Tournament history: 6th (first since 2011)

Patriot: Colgate

Record: 14-1
Title-clincher: 85-72 over Loyola Maryland
Leading scorer: Jordan Burns (17.1 points per game)
Tournament history: 4th (second consecutive)

SEC: Alabama Crimson Tide

Record: 24-6
Title-clincher: 80-79 over LSU
Leading scorer: Jaden Shackelford (14.0 points per game)
Tournament history: 22nd (first since 2018)

Atlantic 10: St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Record: 16-4
Title-clincher: 74-65 over VCU
Leading scorer: Kyle Lofton (14.2 points per game)
Tournament history: 8th (first since 2018)

American: Houston Cougars

Record: 23-3
Title-clincher: 91-54 over Cincinnati
Leading scorer: Quentin Grimes (17.9 points per game)
Tournament history: 22nd (third consecutive)

Big Ten: Illinois Fighting Illini

Record: 23-6
Title-clincher: 91-88 over Ohio State
Leading scorer: Ayo Dosunmu (20.9 points per game)
Tournament history: 31st (first since 2013)